Paper weight



May..1-7, R. A. RIDDLE PAPER wmea'r Filed Oct. 4. 1926 7 glwuentoz E03 .5. liiiddle Patented May 17,1927; 1 V 7 1,629,414

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ROY A. RIDDLE, OF NEVI ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

PAPER WEIGHT.

Application filed October 4, 1926. Serial No. 139,450.

The presentinvention relates to improvewardly to receive, and permit of the removal, ments in paper weights, and has for an obof the ball 6.

ject to provide an improved paper weight In the use of the device. the arms are con- 55 in which papers may be placed under the siderably longer than the diameter of the 5 weight without requiring the lifting of such ball '6, so that the ball is fioatingly held with weight. i in the cage. The. arrangement is such that Another object of the invention resides in the lower part of the ball 6 will rest by its providing a novel form of stationery device weight upon the surface of the desk or other 69 v or'desk fixture in which papers may be ansupporting surface when the block at .is 10 chored by the use of one hand only. placed upon such desk, but when the device A further objectof the invention is to is lifted up from the desk the ball 6 will provide a simple and inexpensive paper descend against the lugs" 9 and these lugs weightin which the moving part will be will hold the ball while being lifted. and earautomatic and reliable in action. ried about from place to place. The spheri- A 15 lVith the foregoing and other objects in cal surface of the hall permits of thepush view. theinvention will be more fully deing of the papers indicated at 10 in Figure scribed hereinafter. -and will be more par- 3. beneath such ball such spherical surface ticularly pointed out in the claim appended g ng he papers down toward the desk hereto. I which usually has a polished finish to enable I 20 In the drawings wherein like symbols rethe papers to be Slid easily under the weight.

fer to like or corresponding parts through- The ballrests upon the supporting surface out the several views, 7 at a theoretical point which further facili- Fi 1 i a t p i f an i r v d tates the receiving and removal of papers. paper weight constructed according to the e ball Will preferably be of some heavy 25 present invention. a metal which will adequately hold the staclr Figur 2 i a sid l v tio th f ith of papers 10 when inserted therebeneath. As the weight member in the lower position, many papers he slipped under the ball. and as desired, the ball having ample play up Figure 3 is a similarview showing the wardly in the cage. The device permits of 30 i ht i ti ll l t d iti above the placing of papers under the weight with a stack fpa ers only one hand and without the hands touch- Referring more particularly to the draw ng the paper weight. ings, 4 designates a blockpreferably of It is obvious that various changes and heavy material from which extends th arm modifications may be made in the details of Y '35 5 carrying the case for the ball weight 6. construction and design of the above spe- The cage is affixed to the under portion of C -v CleSCTlbed e d m n of v lr the ar i any ro iat manner d tion without departing from the spirit thereprises two yoke pieces set at substantially f uch changes and modifications being reright angles with their intermediate portions StTlCted nly y t e vScope of the following crossed beneath the free end of the arm 5 Claims: I

and secured at theircrossed portions. The lm a i l imed is1 four arms of the yoke extend down at sub- A movable paper weight arrangement, stantia lly 90 degrees apart and confine the P Q a Solid lOlOCk, Fm fi DIOi-eCti11 r ball 6 on the four sides. The arms are made from Sa d block, downwardly projecting ith the diagonal portions 7 and the vertical cage attached to sa d arm near the outer end portions 8 extending downwardly therefrom thereof n p ovided with engaging claws, and having their lower free ends inturned, and a h l mounted in said case and noras indicated at 9 forming lugs for arresting mally rotatably held therein by said claws the downward movement of the ball 6 and but adapted to project beneath said claws its escape from the cage. If desired the arms when the said block is supported on a flat may be of metal or some bendable material surface.

in order to admit of their being pushed out- BUY A. RIDDLE. 

